It starts off with a question that makes you wince and imagine a series of puffballs on the way: "Whats it like to be a person who is the most hated person in Dallas if not beyond?" (Powell answers, "It has been difficult -- we're worried about our two young children," thus ramping up the sympathy factor ASAP.

But from there the reporter does ask the right questions. Powell, obviously briefed on what to say, apologizes over and over.

Powell admitted that part of what he was saying in the interview came from fear of losing his job; he also gave off a vibe of someone who knew he had fucked up big time.

Sometimes, people like that go back to their jobs a better person who's learned from their mistake; sometimes they go back thinking they're invincible and return to old habits.

What happens in this case is impossible to say, but it's clear that any public or semi-public utterances -- including what seems like a probably meeting with Moats and his wife -- will be well-rehearsed.